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MarketWatch has declared Bitcoin dead 15 times.

Every catalogued obituary from MarketWatch, with the price on the day of death and what Bitcoin did next. Current BTC: $61,577.

Feb 16, 2022executive

“Charlie Munger Compares Crypto To ‘Venereal Disease,’ Warns Of Inflation Danger”

On 2022-02-16, Charlie Munger (Vice Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$43,901 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Bitcoin Buyers Are Only Fooling Themselves Again”

On 2019-07-15, Gary Smith (Professor, Pomona College) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$10,842 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jul 13, 2019financial press

“Donald Trump Is Right About Bitcoin”

On 2019-07-13, Brett Arends (Financial Journalist) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$11,351 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jun 27, 2019financial press

“Bitcoin’s Crash Hurts The Latecomers Once Again”

On 2019-06-27, Brett Arends (Financial Journalist) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$11,171 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Bitcoin Is Pretty Much Dead, Says Teenage Crypto Phenom”

On 2018-12-14, Erik Finman (Bitcoin Investor) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$3,224 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Bitcoin Is Close To Becoming Worthless”

On 2018-12-03, Atulya Sarin (Professor, Santa Clara University) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$3,856 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Nov 20, 2018financial press

“Victims Of Bitcoin Insanity Are Quickly Piling Up”

On 2018-11-20, Ivan Martchev (Investment Strategist) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$4,414 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“Dr. Doom Says Bitcoin Represents The Mother Of All Bubbles”

On 2018-10-11, Nouriel Roubini (Economist and Professor, NYU) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$6,177 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“There’s A ‘Decent Probability’ Bitcoin Goes To Zero, Says Vanguard Economist”

On 2018-05-22, Joe Davis (Economist) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$7,984 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

“This Is All It Would Take For Bitcoin To Become A Worthless Cryptocurrency”

On 2018-04-12, Atulya Sarin (Professor, Santa Clara University) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$7,916 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Nov 27, 2017financial press

“Bitcoin Rally May Continue — But Is It Driven More By High-School Dropouts Than Fundamentals?”

On 2017-11-27, MarketWatch declared Bitcoin dead. Bitcoin was trading at ~$9,096 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Oct 28, 2017executive

“Inside Warren Buffett’s Master Class On Bitcoin”

On 2017-10-28, Warren Buffett (CEO, Berkshire Hathaway) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$5,733 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Sep 7, 2017financial press

“Bitcoin, Ether And Other Cryptocurrencies May Be Seeing The Beginning Of The End”

On 2017-09-07, Brett Arends (Financial Journalist) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$4,638 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jul 24, 2017financial press

“The Biggest Financial Bloggers Reveal Their Positions On Bitcoin And Cryptocurrencies”

On 2017-07-24, Jared Dillian (Author) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$2,779 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.

Jun 15, 2017financial press

“Stay Away From Bitcoin — It’s Complete Garbage”

On 2017-06-15, Brett Arends (Financial Journalist) declared Bitcoin dead via MarketWatch. Bitcoin was trading at ~$2,457 at the time. The call joins the growing canon of premature obituaries.